David Drysdale 5th and Lloyd
Saltman 6th in Moscow Open
Not a bad day at all for the Scots in Moscow at the European Tour's Russian Open.
David Drysdale came hurtling up the leaderboard with an eight-under-par closing round of 64 to finish fifth on 16-under-par 272, five shots behind the winner, Sweden's Mikael Lundberg, who won by two shots from Jose Manual Lara (Spain).
Drysdale picked up a cheque for 53,485 Euros.
Lloyd Saltman had his best finish as a pro. A final round of 68 cemented his final position as joint 6th on 15-under 273, a performance which earned him 37,843 Euros.
Craig Lee shared 17th position with a 69 for 276 to collect 15,494 Euros. Stephen Gallacher, joint 23rd, was a shot better with a closing 70 for which he earned 13,119 Euros.
Steven O'Hara had a 70 for 283, pay-out 4,415 Euros for joint 54th position.
Gary Orr and Peter Whiteford tied for 59th place on 284 and each collected 3,595 Euros.
WINNER BIRDIED TWO OF LAST THREE HOLES
Mikael Lundberg birdied two of the last three holes for a 68 to win his second Russian Open title. He finished at 21-under-par 267. The Swede also won the turnament in 2005 and was third a year later.
"This victory means so much for me," said Lundberg. "Just halfway of the season, the main important thing for me was to keep my card so I can play (on the tour) next year as well. Now I get my card for two years, so that's really a relief."
Jose Manuel Lara of Spain shot a 64 Sunday for second at 19-under 269 and Benn Barham of England was another shot back for third.
The Russian Open became a fully fledged European Tour event in 2006 and doubled its prize money to $2 million last season. AP NEWS
European Tour Scoreboard
INTECO RUSSIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Le Meridien Moscow G & CC, Moscow.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
267 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 67 64 68 68
269 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 67 68 70 64
270 Benn Barham 69 68 65 68
271 Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 68 65 72 66
272 David Drysdale 68 71 69 64
273 Jamie Moul 68 68 64 73, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 66 71 66 70, Lloyd Saltman 69 70 66 68
274 Robert Rock 68 64 71 71, Soren Juul (Den) 69 68 69 68, Sam Little 70 69 70 65
275 Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 68 68 66 73, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 68 73 68 66, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 68 71 69 67, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 70 68 68 69, Danny Willett 69 66 69 71
276 Craig Lee 71 67 69 69, Lee Slattery 70 67 68 71, Carl Suneson (Spa) 67 68 71 70, Paul Waring 69 72 69 66, Jamie Donaldson 70 68 72 66, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 73 64 71 68
277 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 70 69 71, Stephen Gallacher 69 72 66 70, Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe) 69 68 71 69, Marcel Siem (Ger) 69 71 69 68, Markus Brier (Aut) 71 69 70 67
278 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 71 67 70 70, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 69 72 69
279 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 70 70 69 70, Garry Houston 67 71 71 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 64 72 76, Luis Claverie (Spa) 67 68 73 71, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 67 67 74 71, Robert Dinwiddie 70 67 72 70, Andrew Marshall 67 69 72 71, Tom Whitehouse 72 70 71 66, James Kamte (Rsa) 71 69 68 71, David Higgins 72 70 68 69
280 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 72 67 70 71, Mark Foster 71 68 69 72, Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia (Spa) 68 66 73 73
281 Richard Bland 69 69 71 72, David Carter 65 73 76 67, Steve Alker (Nzl) 73 67 71 70, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 69 73 68 71, Rob Harris 73 69 70 69, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 69 68 72, Steven Uzzell 74 68 68 71, Philip Golding 70 72 70 69
282 Ben Mason 68 69 72 73, Guido Van Der Valk (Ned) 70 72 65 75, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 74 68 69 71
283 Joakim Backstrom (Swe) 65 73 76 69, Kyron Sullivan 71 71 70 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 72 70 67 74, Stuart Manley 72 68 72 71, Steven O'Hara 71 71 71 70
284 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 70 70 74, Juan Abbate (Arg) 68 71 75 70, Gary Orr 71 67 75 71, Peter Whiteford 68 74 72 70
285 Christopher Hanell (Swe) 71 71 71 72
286 Sebastien Delagrange (Fra) 71 71 69 75, Gary Murphy 69 72 73 72
287 Andre Bossert (Swi) 70 68 76 73, Johan Skold (Swe) 68 72 73 74
288 Roope Kakko (Fin) 65 73 72 78
289 Phil Worthington 70 71 72 76
291 Peter Baker 71 71 72 77
292 Gareth Davies 68 74 77 73, Fredrik Henge (Swe) 65 77 71 79, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 74 68 75 75
Saltman 6th in Moscow Open
Not a bad day at all for the Scots in Moscow at the European Tour's Russian Open.
David Drysdale came hurtling up the leaderboard with an eight-under-par closing round of 64 to finish fifth on 16-under-par 272, five shots behind the winner, Sweden's Mikael Lundberg, who won by two shots from Jose Manual Lara (Spain).
Drysdale picked up a cheque for 53,485 Euros.
Lloyd Saltman had his best finish as a pro. A final round of 68 cemented his final position as joint 6th on 15-under 273, a performance which earned him 37,843 Euros.
Craig Lee shared 17th position with a 69 for 276 to collect 15,494 Euros. Stephen Gallacher, joint 23rd, was a shot better with a closing 70 for which he earned 13,119 Euros.
Steven O'Hara had a 70 for 283, pay-out 4,415 Euros for joint 54th position.
Gary Orr and Peter Whiteford tied for 59th place on 284 and each collected 3,595 Euros.
WINNER BIRDIED TWO OF LAST THREE HOLES
Mikael Lundberg birdied two of the last three holes for a 68 to win his second Russian Open title. He finished at 21-under-par 267. The Swede also won the turnament in 2005 and was third a year later.
"This victory means so much for me," said Lundberg. "Just halfway of the season, the main important thing for me was to keep my card so I can play (on the tour) next year as well. Now I get my card for two years, so that's really a relief."
Jose Manuel Lara of Spain shot a 64 Sunday for second at 19-under 269 and Benn Barham of England was another shot back for third.
The Russian Open became a fully fledged European Tour event in 2006 and doubled its prize money to $2 million last season. AP NEWS
European Tour Scoreboard
INTECO RUSSIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Le Meridien Moscow G & CC, Moscow.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
267 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 67 64 68 68
269 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 67 68 70 64
270 Benn Barham 69 68 65 68
271 Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 68 65 72 66
272 David Drysdale 68 71 69 64
273 Jamie Moul 68 68 64 73, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 66 71 66 70, Lloyd Saltman 69 70 66 68
274 Robert Rock 68 64 71 71, Soren Juul (Den) 69 68 69 68, Sam Little 70 69 70 65
275 Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 68 68 66 73, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 68 73 68 66, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 68 71 69 67, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 70 68 68 69, Danny Willett 69 66 69 71
276 Craig Lee 71 67 69 69, Lee Slattery 70 67 68 71, Carl Suneson (Spa) 67 68 71 70, Paul Waring 69 72 69 66, Jamie Donaldson 70 68 72 66, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 73 64 71 68
277 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 70 69 71, Stephen Gallacher 69 72 66 70, Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe) 69 68 71 69, Marcel Siem (Ger) 69 71 69 68, Markus Brier (Aut) 71 69 70 67
278 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 71 67 70 70, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 69 72 69
279 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 70 70 69 70, Garry Houston 67 71 71 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 64 72 76, Luis Claverie (Spa) 67 68 73 71, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 67 67 74 71, Robert Dinwiddie 70 67 72 70, Andrew Marshall 67 69 72 71, Tom Whitehouse 72 70 71 66, James Kamte (Rsa) 71 69 68 71, David Higgins 72 70 68 69
280 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 72 67 70 71, Mark Foster 71 68 69 72, Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia (Spa) 68 66 73 73
281 Richard Bland 69 69 71 72, David Carter 65 73 76 67, Steve Alker (Nzl) 73 67 71 70, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 69 73 68 71, Rob Harris 73 69 70 69, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 69 68 72, Steven Uzzell 74 68 68 71, Philip Golding 70 72 70 69
282 Ben Mason 68 69 72 73, Guido Van Der Valk (Ned) 70 72 65 75, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 74 68 69 71
283 Joakim Backstrom (Swe) 65 73 76 69, Kyron Sullivan 71 71 70 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 72 70 67 74, Stuart Manley 72 68 72 71, Steven O'Hara 71 71 71 70
284 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 70 70 74, Juan Abbate (Arg) 68 71 75 70, Gary Orr 71 67 75 71, Peter Whiteford 68 74 72 70
285 Christopher Hanell (Swe) 71 71 71 72
286 Sebastien Delagrange (Fra) 71 71 69 75, Gary Murphy 69 72 73 72
287 Andre Bossert (Swi) 70 68 76 73, Johan Skold (Swe) 68 72 73 74
288 Roope Kakko (Fin) 65 73 72 78
289 Phil Worthington 70 71 72 76
291 Peter Baker 71 71 72 77
292 Gareth Davies 68 74 77 73, Fredrik Henge (Swe) 65 77 71 79, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 74 68 75 75
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